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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-02

gines on the ground to prevent the
spread of the flames. The officer re-
ported that he had communicated with
the person second in authority, the
chief of the fire department being out
of the city. During Sunday ] was sew
eral times at the office of the secretary
of war General Breckenridge. /
recolect that / informed him of the
orders had received and of the action
/ had taken. He said that it was a
necessity; that the orders must be car
ried out, with all precautions taken to
prevent spread of the fire. My final
orders from General Ewell were to re-
main in the city as long as l could
with safety, and to preserve order as
far as possible with the troops under
my command, and to fire the tobacco
before left. General Ewell and Cen
eral Breckenridge left the city to-
gether, by way of Mayo's bridge, about
or little before daybreak of Monday,
Sd of April. / parted with them at the
corner of Fourteenth and Cary streets
as they rode off. General Ewell said to
me, just as he left, that the firing of
tobacco could not be longer delayed.
gave the orders to two of the men with
me, and they at once communicated
them to the officers on guard at
the warehouses. The fire was applied
at once at Shockoe and Won Gron-
ing's warehouses. The officers at the
warehouses at the Petersburg depot
sent me word that number of wounded
confederate soldiers had been laid in
that warehouse, and that they could not
be removed. | directed the combusti-
bles collected at that place to be re-
moved, and countermanded the order
for burning it. The night was remark
ably still. / remarked the fact several
times during the night that there was
not breath of air stirring. Very soon
after the warehouses were fired and
the wind rose from the southeast, and
in short time quite a breeze was
blowing from that direction. | left
the city just about sunrise Monday
day morning by the river road or plank
road, going up the river" Major Car
rington was subsequently captured and
imprisoned in Richmond, along with
Judge Robert Ould, confederate agent
for the exchange of prisoners, and they
were held some time by the federal
authorities on a charge of cruelty to
Union prisoners. They were finally
released and entered into partnership
for the practice of law. Both are now
ead.-Nea0 Orleans Picdyune
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Sober Advice to Anarchists.

If the anarchists, or socialists, or by
whatever name they please to designate
themselves, will bring to their aid a
little common sense and little serious
reflection they will come to the conclu-
sion that the number of persons who
have accumulated property in this
country greatly outnumbers those who
have nothing; that men are Drawer and
will fight more determinedly in defence
of property acquired by labor than adj
venturers who are trying to steal it;
that men who are sober are more than
a match, man for man, with those who
drink alcoholic drinks; that there are
great advantages to those who under
the law fight criminals; that the best
arms, the munitions of war, the most
complete information are always on
the side of intelligence and wealth
that money can always hire an army
from available sources, which, by disci-
pline and training, becomes an effective
force of destruction to the class re-
are always Drawer than loafers, and
men with means will fight harder to
keep their legally-acquired accumula-
tons than any organized vagabondage
will fight for dishonest appropriation.
There are in this city nearly thousand
millions of wealth: in this state more,
and in this nation vast millions of &C
cumulated property, and for it men will
fight and, if necessary, die. So let these
few vicious and criminal adventures
know the task before them ere they
undertake to obtain by violence the
hard-earned accumulation of drawer
men than themselves; and let them not
deceive themselves with the hope that
property-owners will be caught mapping
or be taken by surprise.-San Fran
cisco Argondut.
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Mistcllanp.
The Little Ratchet.
sTANzAs SUGGESTED BY THE APPROACH OF
wAsHINGTON's BIRTHDAY.


sTANzAs SUGGESTED BY THE APPROACH OF
wAsHINGroN's BIRTHDAY.
A cherry-tree, in days of yore.
On grassy knoll was planted,
And towards 1t little Georges eyes
Continually were slanted.
Dost ask me why this little boy
Does cast such furtive glances?
The answer is both short and plain
He's only watching his chances.
Aching he is to cleave its bark
With his little, bright, new hatchet
But just SO surely as he does,
He knows he'll have to catch it,"
The tempter o'ercame the little boy
And straight to the tree he went;
But conscience makes us towards all,
And he dared make only dent.
But courage soon to his rescue came
And the mighty tree was feled;
The little boy danced round in glee,
But later his joy was quelled.
That cherry-tree was his fathers pet
And when he saw it laid low
He surely went for his bright little son
In way that wasn't slow.
Did you cut down that cherry-tree?
Not one in the world could match it,"
ct didn't cut it," George trembling said,
mot |, but my little Ratchet"
Right here we kindly drop the veil
To hide the boys confusion,
And about what passed twixt "pere and son
We must draw our own conclusion.
Wditsfeld, w.
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advertisements.
Initiated Blood
ScrOfulOus, Inherited and Con-
tagiOus HumOrs Cured
by Cuticura.

TNHROUGH the medium of one of your books, re-
r ceved through Mr.. Frank T. Wray, Druggist,
Apollo, Pa, became acquainted with your CUT1-
ouRA REMEDIES, and take this opportunity to tes-
Wy TO You that their use has permanently cured me
necton with erysipelas, that have ever seen, and
this after having been pronounced incurabe by some
of the best physicians in county. take great
pleasure in forwarding to you this testimonial, un-
solicited as II Is by you in order that others suffer
ing from similar maladies may be encouraged to
give your CUTICURA REMEDIES a trial
7. S. WHITLINGER, Leecbburg, Pa,
Reference: FRANK I. WRAY, Druggist, Apollo, Pa.
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A MAN who has practiced medicine for
forty years ought to know salt from
sugar. Read what he saws:

"A MAN VINO mas pfactlced medicine Tor
forty years ought to know salt from
sugar. Read what he says
TOLEDO, o., January 10, 1887.
MesSrs. r. j. Cheney Dc Co.:
GENTLEMEN-I have been in the gen.
eral practice of medicine for most forty
years, and would say that in all my
practice and experience / have never
seen a preparation that | could pre-
scribe with as much confidence of sue
cess as | can HALLS Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by you. Have prescribed it
a great many times and its effect is
wonderful. | would say, in conclusion,
that have yet to find case of catarrh
that it would not cure if they would
take it according to directions.
Yours truly,
L.. l.. GORsUCH, Md,
Office 2l5 Summit Street.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured
with HalPs Catarrh Cure. Taken in
ternally.
f. j. CHENEY e CO.,
Proprietors, Toledo, Ohio.
Co Sold by druggists; seventy-five
cents.
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sexes. From this custom they have
been vulgarly called Kissites." Their
rules prohibit games of chance, prayers
at funerals, college training, as well as
most nineteenth century innovations,
while in food they are forbidden to use
flesh meat and call things strangled."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-02

THE enviable reputation which DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup enjoys is standing
guarantee of its merits.
Buy Days Horse Powder. Each
package contains information invalu-
able to the farmer.
DIR. BULLS BALTIMORE PILLS are
most reliable liver regulator. Sold
everywhere at twenty-five cents.
LADIES indorse Drexel's Bell Co.
logne. Twenty-Five cents.
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We have been selling your CUT1CURA REMEDIES
for years and have the first complaint yet to receive
from a purchaser. One of the worst cases of Scrof
ua ever saw cured by the of five bottles of
CuTICURA RESOLvENT, CUTICURA and CUT1CURA
SOAP. The Soap takes the " cake here as a me-
dicinal soap
TAYLOR & TAYLOR, Druggists, Frankfort, Kan
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SCROFULOUS. INHERITED

And Contagious IIumors with Loss of Hair and
Eruptions of the Skin, are positively cured by CUT1
CURA and CUTICURA SOAP externally and CUTI
CURA REsoLvENT internally, when all other medi-
cines fail. Send for Pamphlet
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DRUGGISTS USE THEM.

We have obtained satisfactory results from the
use of the CUTICURA REMEDIES in our own family,
and recommend them beyond any other remedies
for diseases of the skin and blood. The demand for
them grows as their merits become known.
MACMILLAN & co. Drnggists. Latroke. Pa.
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ALL sufferers with such chronic all
ments as liver disease, dyspepsia, blood
diseases, cough, consumption (scrofula
of the lungs) and kindred diseases
should know that DR.. Pierce's g Golden
Medical Discovery is their best friend
in such deep affliction. 1t comes to
soothe, alleviate and cure.
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SCROFULOUS ULCERS.

James f. Richardson Custom-house New Orleans,
on oath says; In 1870 Scrofulous Ulcers broke out
on my body until was mass of corruption Every
thing known to the medical faculty tried In
vain. became mere wreck At times could not
lift my hands to my head could not turn in bed was
In constant pain, and looked upon life as curse,
No relief or cure In ten years In 1880 Iheard of the
CUT1CuRA REMEDIES, used them and was perfectly
cured"
Sworn to before U. S. Com. j. ID. CRAWFORD.
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CUTICURA REMEDIES

are sold everywhere. Price CUTICURA the Great
Skin Cure, fifty cents; CUT1CURA SOAP, an Ex-
quisite Beautiher, twentyi five cents; CUTICURA RE.
SOLVENT, the New Blood Purifier, 2l.00 POTTER
DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston.
0lMPLES, Blackheads, Skin Blemishes and Baby
] 1W Humors, Use CUTICURA SOAR.
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LITTLE HELEN heard some one re-
mark that the next day would be Wash
ington's birthday. She anxiously in
quired, Who'll make his cake ?'
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WHY 60 about with backache, sore
muscles, aching sides or weak parts
A Hop Plaster cures.
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How high do you want to insure your
house? About up to the chimney.
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DR.. Cages Next Visit.

Windsor Hotel ....... Thursday Mar. g. until noons
W. r. Junction Hotel. Thursday, Mar g. from to 5.
Van Ness House, Burlington Saturday, Mar. S.
No, % West Thrty-first street, New York, Mondays
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Your Sunday-SChoo|

Finds pleasure In its Music. Bright Songs
make the Children happy. If you are i'm
need of a new set of Singing Books, ex-
anime the following:
Songs of Promise F F2r sqn snS SoSfSf
ence Meetings. BY j. II. Tenney and L. A. Hoffman.
Price IS cents; per dozen. $3.50.
SONGS PROMISE fill this beautiful book, and
they have a great variety, having been contributed
by many able writer's. The book has one hundred
sixty pages and one hundred forty niue hymns, each
with its own tune. Music and words mostly new.
Singing on the Way. " j MT'; H sns
DIR. Holbrook. Price IS cents; per dozen, $3.50.
A capital book, containing one hundred sixty pages
of excellent songs, hymns and occasional" pieces,
such will be welcomed in the Sunday-school
Each piece may be played upon the organ.
Song Worship. For 3 sEg %sTyssS SSd w fy
Sherwin. Price IS cents; per dozen, 1880.
book that is intended to lift the service of song in
the Sabbath above the ordinary level without
putting it beyond the reach of the vast majority.
Fresh Flowers. For Infant Infant Classes in n, sun
Pitt. Price 25 cents; per dozen, $40
dainty little book full as 1t can hold of sweet
melodies with pretty set to them, such as
every child will understand and enjoy
NI:x4s n:kcAa q, D>~k4r
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ONE OF THE WORST CASES.

Sworn to before U. S. Com j. d. CRAWFORD.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-03
EMPORTA 0OLLEGR.

In a conversation with the president
and leading trustee of the college
yesterday, we were highly pleased to
learn that the Presbyterian synod, at
its late meeting IN Wichita, positively
declined to listen to several very fiat
tering propositions looking to re-
moval of the institution from this
city. Large sums of money and very
valuable gifts of land were rendered,
but the synod emphatically refused to
entertain any proposition whatever.
The synod went farther-it refused
to even recognize officially as college,
any new enterprise that may hence
forth be started. One of the leading
men of the church, DIR. Herrick
Johnson, forcibly said that the
duty of the church clearly was
to stand faithfully by the College of
Emporia, and to set to work with all
possible vigor and raise an endowment
of 800, coo; then proceed with all dill
gence to increase the sum to S250,OOO.
This, we take it, settles the question
for all time to come. Emporia is to be
forever the home of the Presbyterian
college of Kansas, for the highest aUr
thority has so decided.
We are confident that every citizen
who feels the slightest interest in our
city's welfare, will be more than pleas
ed with this good piece of news. The
sentiments expressed at synod were all
of the most cordial character, both to-
wards this community and towards the
college. The fact that the enterprise
had encountered unexpected obstacles,
was generously recognized, and instead
of uttering words of censure, nothing
was spoken but sentiments of cheer
and hope.
The reassuring fact for our own peo-
pie is that the college remains here un-
alterably; that question will never be
raised again. 1t only remains for us
to meet every obligation with courage
and honor, and thus we shall do our
part in placing this noble institution
upon an imperishable foundation.-Re-
publican.
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THE Woodman's Echo throws out a
sensible hint in the following: "Upon
more than one occasion the little badge
signifying the wearer's membership in
some fraternity has been of incalcula-
BILE benefit. A single Masonic emblem
tightly clasped in a burned and shrunk-
en- hand at the Brooklyn fire identified
the charred remains. A plain little pin
at Rocky Creek North Carolina, during
the rebellion saved for its confederate
owner a vast sum of money from the
Union Raiders. A little emblem in &C
cident, disease and death has often
brought TO the bedside and around the
grave of stranger sympathizing help
ers, friends and brothers; and while it
is true that there are those who parade
them for ostentatious display, business
and selfish purposes, it is also true that
no man, who is a member of an order,
should ever leave his home to travel
without carrying with him some tangi-
BILE practical evidence of his fraternal
membership, as in the event of sudden
illness or accident. these symbols speak
unwritten language throughout the
world"
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READING MEMS.

READING, Nov. 1.-The beautiful
weather the past few days is favorable
to both stock and feed, and also gives
farmers a chance to prepare for
winter
Hugh Gage has returned from
Louisiana and is very sick with both
measles and lung fever. His report of
Louisiana is anything but good and he
thinks it is no place for white man to
goto.
The poor crops and lack of work
seems to cause a reStlessnesS among
our people and most likely many a
man will leave the state, spend his
money, get sick, and wish a thousand
times he was back again in Kansas as
well fixed as he was when he left.
Eliza Moore ESQ.,, is in town to-day.
Mr.. Priest of Eagle creek is here and
gave us talk tonight on the Labor
Union party.
Mrs. John Russey is expected home
this week.
Coal seems to be in good demand
this fall if the number of teams on the
road are sign.
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THE following from the American
Magazine, every word of which is true,
may be worth the perusal of those who
decry the G.. A. r., as the information
it gives may enable them to form a
different view of the organization:
Well, words are facts when they
announce great principles. But the
order has something else to SHOW 1t
is doing a grand and noble work ia
charity to the families of deceased and
dependant soldiers. For this year the
actual outlay exceeds 1858 900; but if
we reckon the amount paid for the
same purpose and never reported, it is
fair to say that not less than half a
million dollars have been thus eXpend-
ed. During the sixteen years from
1871 to 1886, the sum of 81 la, 6S7. go
has been discussed in charities, and. it
is well known that one-half is not re-
ported, there can be no eXaggeration in
saying that twice that amount has thus
been well spent. 1t may, indeed, be
doubted whether this order does not
give q greater per centage of it's re-
ceipts, if not a larger total amount in
charity, than any other organization
religious or secular. There are no dis
tributing agents in the order. All the
money discussed in charity is given
directly to the needy recipients; the
families of deceased soldiers, or those
depending on soldiers who, because of
disease or wounds are unable to provide
for their families; and, in some instan
ces, to the soldiers themselves.
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AFEW RRAsONs
WHY the Republican ticket in Lyon
county should be elected this fall:

WHY the Republican ticket in Lyon
county should be elected this fall:
BECAUSE
/. Every man named on it is well and
favorable known throughout the coun-
ty.
2. Each one Of them is especially quail
fed and fitted for the Office to which
he aspires.
8. Not word can be said against the
integrity OF ability of any one of them.
4. Some of them have served in an
inferior capacity in the Offices they now
aspire to, and are therefore peculiarly
fitted to fill them acceptably.
5. Four of the seven candidates have
carried muskets in defense of their
country.
8. The ticket as whole Is incompar-
ably the best Of the three in the field.
2. Not near as much can be truth.
fully said in favor of either of the Other
tickets. or a consolidation made VI
Of both.
The above points are well worth pom
dering over by all who believe in I
pure, clean government. Tothose wht
are at all acquainted with the various
candidates for the different offices, W,
refer them, with the hope that the,
win make comparison and see if on
conclusions above are not correct.
Because man happens to be genia
gentleman and neighbor is no goot
reason why he should be thrust upol
the people as county official in al
Office he is incapable of filling, espe
cially while there are capable men il
the field. Neither is it good reasoning
to say that he can hire men to atten,
to his duties if elected.
No man does right to aspire to al
Office he is incapable of filing, and n
citizen does right to vote for such
man, even were he his brother.
These remarks are not intended to b
unkind or personal.
Only those whom the shoe fits ar
likely to put it on, however.
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Whether it be the best known form
ehiIls and fever, or else bilious remit
tent, double ague or ague cake, is that
abominable disorder involving the liy-
er, the bowels and the kidneys, known
as malaria. Every complaint classified
under this generic. though erroneous
appellation, is destructive of the nerv-
Gus system, but is, unhappily, not to
be subdued, or even checked, by the
use of ordinary neryines, febrifuges or
tonics. There is. however. prompt re-
lief and ultimate cure to be found in
Hostetteris Bitters, foremost among
the proprietary remedies of America,
and widely known in other lands. Not
only diseases born of miasma, but rheu-
mat complaints, superinduced by ex-
posture in bad weather, inherited or in
CURED debility of the kidneys or blad5
der, dyspepsia and an irregular eondi-
ton of the bowels, are curabie-nay,
certain to be cured by this deseryedly
esteemed and professionally sanctioned
corrective
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THE News, of Meridian, Mississippi,
tells of well-to-do colored man of that
city who recently called on the eollec,
tor for the purpose of paying his taxes.
He was informed that the latter
amounted to only $40. s'How is
that?'' asked the negro, in astonish-
ment. what is the property valued
at, anyway9r He was informed that
the value of the property had beeu
placed at 5000. THAT amount" said
the visitor, lis wrong. My property is
worth $1,000. 1t is worth that amount,
and once swore to that amount being
its value. want to pay taxes on what
the property is worth, and do not
think that the city should collect any
other amount than the exact value of
property. / do not want the city to
give me anything. 1t is my privilege
as citizen to estimate the value of my
possessions and TO pay taxes on them
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Emporia, October %, 1887.
STAMPS statement accepted.

1t win be seen by the following letter
that Captain 1. A. Taylor accepts the
statement made by d. A. Stah and de-
clares for himself a course that should
commend itself to all Republicans,
that fealty to the principles of the Re
publican party outweigh all personal
disappointments or political griev
ancies. Principles first and men next,
should govern all in casting their votes
this fall. Captain Taylor says.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:-Rela to
Mr.. D. A. Stahl's card of explanation
which appeared In the DAILY REPUB-
LICAN Of the 30th ulto., desire to say
that had he neYermade such statement
of explanation, either privately or pub
licly, my relation TO the Republican
party and fealty to its principles would
have remained the same as they ever
have been / never voted any other
than the Republican ticket in my life.
/ am a Republican from principle, not
merely for party spells, and any defeat
that may suffer at the hands Of my
party viii not drive me from its
ranks.
Mr.. Stahl's explanation was manly
and should be satisfactory TO any one
who may have taken exception to his
remarks. /. A. TAYLOR.
Hartford, Kas., November 1, 1887.
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boil. And yet we are told that the
southern people haYe accepted the
issues OF the war.
If this Is accepting the issues Of the
wal, then God save this country, for the
people of the north, who sacrificed
hundreds Of thousands of lives and
millions Of treasure that the old flag
should float unm0iested on American
soil. win not quietly submit to seeing
it again torn down and trampled under
foot by the same crowd. It is usleSS
actions and words at Macon were as
thoroughly dis1oyal as those which
precipitated the war of the rebellion,
and the men participating are just as
much rebels as on the day that Sum-
ter WAS fired on.
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AS several versions of the remarks
made by Mr.. Stahl at the time of his
nomination are being used in manner
unattended by him, he has deemed it
best to publish the following:
EDITOR Republican, wish to say
that the few remarks I made in the
convention upon my nomination
for the Office of county treas
urer were Cnot intended as any re-
Election upon my worthy opponent,
Capt. I. A. Taylor, nor should they be
construed as not wishing the support
of his friends. Learning that differ
ent Interpretation is being placed upon
them deem it just to Captain Taylor
and his friends to make this correction.
D. A. STAHL.